When faced with returning home from summer camp to an upset home life, Caitlin takes the first turn wearing a good-luck charm bracelet that she and her cabin roommates bought together, hoping it will turn her luck around.

Desi Bascomb has been longing for a bit of glamour in her Idaho life. So when a flawlessly dressed woman steps out of an iridescent bubble and wants to know if Desi would like to become a substitute princess, Desi of course agrees. But being a substitute princess is harder than Desi thought. But she desires to make a positive impact and does, one royal fiasco at a time.

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.